Perpignan have denied making any contact with Stade Francais scrum-half Julien Dupuy.

According to reports in France, the Catalans had agreed a deal with the former Leicester Tigers No.9, who is set to come under intense pressure for his place in the Stade starting line-up next season on account of the imminent arrival of Toulouse scrum-half Byron Kelleher in the French capital.

However, Perpignan president Paul Goze insists that he has not made any approach to either Dupuy or Stade.